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COCOONING [5 records]

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Record 1 2022-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Cocooning, also known as the cocoon strategy, is a vaccination strategy to protect infants and other vulnerable individuals from infectious diseases by vaccinating those in close contact with them. If the people most likely to transmit an infection are immune, their immunity creates a "cocoon" of protection around the newborn(or other vulnerable person).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Quelques administrations ont recours à la vaccination des personnes en contact étroit avec un nouveau-né, ou au «coconnage», comme méthode d'intervention.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Techniques
  • Protection of Property
  • General Warehousing
DEF

The process of enclosing an article in a closed cell of sheet material by a spray process, for protection, e.g. during transit.

OBS

cocoon: A long-term protective covering usually plastic placed or sprayed over a gun or other military or naval equipment in storage.

OBS

cocooning : term standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'emballage
  • Sécurité des biens
  • Entreposage général
DEF

Procédé de protection du matériel ou de marchandises, par formation d'une enveloppe de fibres thermoplastiques projetées à froid par un pistolet spécial et enrobant l'ensemble de la pièce.

CONT

La coconisation est utilisée pour la protection, pendant un stockage prolongé, du matériel civil ou militaire non en service, de marchandises en dépôt ou de machines destinées à être expédiées par mer.

OBS

coconisation : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

coconisation; mise en cocon : termes uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas de embalaje
  • Protección de los bienes
  • Almacenaje general
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Record 3 1998-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing Research
  • Commercial Establishments
DEF

A new kind of suburban culture-in contradiction with the old notion of cocooning-whereby people tend to go to "power retailing centres" or "cultural centres" for shopping and entertainment instead of staying home, browsing only on the Internet, and having home-delivered pizzas while watching video-movies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du marché
  • Établissements commerciaux
DEF

Flâner en regardant les étalages.

DEF

chalandage : Promenade dans les magasins ou devant leurs vitrines pour repérer ou acheter des objets.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

The cocooning tendency of later years will evolve into a "beehiving" whereby people will center not only their leisure around the home, but also their education, shopping and professional activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

[The section "Parking"] shall include equipment and materials required such as landing gear and control surface locks, wheel chocks, blanking plugs and covers, cocooning materials(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

[La section "Stationnement"] comprend l'équipement et le matériel nécessaires tels que: blocages des trains et gouvernes, cales de roues, caches et bouchons d'obturation, matériel de coconnage (...)

Spanish

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